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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)

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An Accident of Dragons

Cheri Radke

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An Accident of Dragons

Cheri Radke

No one would have chosen a Lord Summer so wholly ill-suited for the role—no one except the Dragon of Summer herself, it would seem. An indolent and foppish peacock getting a bit old for his typical charms to play well, Teddy has no doubt that the nobles of Summer find him ridiculous. They all know that the only reason the dragon chose him was on account of his connection to the previous Lord Summer as his, uh, special companion. Still, as long as Teddy can keep the dragon happy, and her blessings continue to bring peace and prosperity to the Isle of Summer, surely he’s doing well enough. Right? When Summer lays a rare and highly valuable egg, Teddy’s care-free life threatens to fall apart as the egg’s unexpected appearance dredges up long-repressed memories, and outside forces turn avaricious eyes on the insular island. A mysterious, dragon-worshiping cult covets the egg, and when Teddy bungles a self-interested attempt to give it to them, they sail away with his young daughter instead. If he hopes to save her, Teddy can no longer afford to ignore how his personal shortcomings are putting his country and the people he loves at risk. To match wits with an ambitious sorceress who presents an unflattering mirror of his own flaws, he must face the reality of just how, precisely, he became Lord Summer.

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Jun 06, 2026

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Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.5

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I didn't really enjoy this book as much as I was expecting. I found Mel to be very annoying, and at times it felt like she was trying to keep herself blameless for any issues and made it Bebe or Kade's fault. There were also a lot of moments that made me cringe like when Bebe stopped a bar fight from breaking out. Like girl, you're on a date, it's none of your business, and it seems very performative. It especially annoyed me when immediately after this, everyone clapped. It's like a wild internet story. I did like Kade as a character, and I think they should have had more time in the story. So much of it was dedicated to Mel's first date with Bebe, I thought it was never going to progress. The whole subplot about the cocktail competition also felt like it was just tacked on so there would be something else to the story aside from their relationships.

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A jaded bartender is wooed by a charmingly quirky couple in this fresh and sizzling polyamorous rom-com, set in the exclusive world of high-end cocktail bars. As a bartender at Terror & Virtue, a swanky New York City cocktail lounge known for its romantic atmosphere and Insta-worthy drinks, Mel has witnessed plenty of disastrous dates. That, coupled with her own romantic life being in shambles, has Mel convinced love doesn’t exist. Everything changes when Bebe walks into the bar. She’s beautiful, funny, knows her whiskeys—and is happily married to her partner, Kade. Mel’s resigned to forget the whole thing, but Bebe makes her a unique since she and Kade have an open marriage, she’s interested in taking Mel on a date. What starts as a fun romp turns into a burgeoning relationship, and soon Mel is trying all sorts of things she’d been avoiding, from grand romantic gestures to steamy exploits. Mel even gets the self-confidence to enter a cocktail competition that would make her dream of opening her own bar a reality. In the chaotic whirl of all these new experiences, Mel realizes there might be a spark between her and Kade, too. As Bebe, Kade, and Mel explore their connections, Mel begins to think that real love might be more expansive than she ever thought possible.

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A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence, #1)

Rebecca Ross

Jack Tamerlaine hasn’t set foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the mainland university. But when young girls start disappearing from the isle, Jack is summoned home to help find them. Enchantments run deep on Cadence: gossip is carried by the wind; plaid shawls can be as strong as armor, and the smallest cut of a knife can instil fathomless fear. The capricious spirits that rule the isle by fire, water, earth, and wind find mirth in the lives of the humans who call the land home. Adaira, heiress of the east and Jack’s childhood enemy, knows the spirits only answer to a bard’s music, and she hopes Jack can draw them forth by song, enticing them to return the missing girls. As Jack and Adaira reluctantly work together, they find they make better allies than rivals as their partnership turns into something more. But with each passing song, it becomes apparent the trouble with the spirits is far more sinister than they first expected, and an older, darker secret about Cadence lurks beneath the surface, threatening to undo them all.

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My Plain Jane (The Lady Janies, #2)

Cynthia Hand

You may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless orphan Jane Eyre embarks on a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester. Despite their significant age gap (!) and his uneven temper (!!), they fall in love—and, Reader, she marries him. (!!!) Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and one orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Brontë, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood are about to be drawn together on the most epic ghost hunt this side of Wuthering Heights.

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HRCYED anyone?

Is anyone else going to be attempting The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0? The new rules and prompts drop tomorrow and I'm super excited to check it out but I don't know if its super niche or not.

If you don't know, 'The Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do' or 'HRCYED' is a year long reading challenge from Stephanie at channel Qwordy on Youtube, with a bingo board of 25 prompts, each with a number of books to read to complete it. As far as I understand, its really to encourage you to read lots, and read widely and diversely. The second edition prompts have themes about diversity and inclusion especially, which I think is cool.

I only learned about this like two weeks ago and was going to just do the second edition on my own, but the timing is actually perfect since the third edition is being announced tomorrow.

There's absolutely no chance I finish the actual challenge, but I want to see how far I can get since I've been having trouble finding the time and motivation to read. I'm really hoping that the challenge through that, in combination with the game aspect of Quests on here will help me hit my reading goals.

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Till Summer Do Us Part

Meghan Quinn

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author comes a brand new sizzling summer read that will have you laughing, swooning . . . and sweating. Scottie Price just started a new job and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married. In an effort to impress her boss, Scottie mentions her nonexistent husband in a company meeting. But eagle-eyed Chad points out her lack of wedding ring. Panicked, Scottie creates a story about her unhappy marriage. Unfortunately for Scottie, her boss has a solution—a one-on-one session with the best marriage counselor in the Northeast, who happens to be her boss’s husband. With no way out of her lie, Scottie agrees to see him. Frantic, she calls in help from her best friend who sets her up with his brother, an improv-obsessed millionaire. Enter Wilder Wells. More than happy to take on the job, he teaches Scottie the main rule of always say yes. But the rule backfires during the session when Wilder signs them up for an eight-day summer marriage camp with all of Scottie’s co-workers where she’ll have to share a cabin with her way-too-handsome fake husband.

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Just for the Cameras (Bay Area Players, #1)

Meghan Quinn

From New York Times bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a sizzling sports romance full of flamingo feathers, slow-burn heat, and one grump-meets-sunshine love story that's anything but fake. They're faking it for the cameras. But what if the sparks are real? Graydon St. John doesn't do drama―or public appearances. The brooding defensive end for the San Francisco Foghorns prefers silence, solitude, and avoiding headlines. But when a league-wide PR scandal forces him into a media stunt at the city zoo, he's suddenly face-to-face with squawking birds, nosy fans, and the zookeeper who seems to hate his guts on sight. Maple Baker loves her flamingos. Loud, pink, messy? Sure. But they're hers. And the last thing she needs is a grumpy football player stomping into her sanctuary with a bad attitude and a bigger ego. Unfortunately, they've been paired for the zoo's new public outreach program, and the cameras are already rolling. The banter is sharp. The tension is electric. And the more they pretend to play nice for the press, the more their fake flirtation starts to feel like something dangerously real. But when family secrets, viral fame, and a PR romance gone off-script threaten everything Maple's worked for, Graydon must decide if he's willing to fight for love―or let it slip away to protect her.

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Rootbound

Manthipe Moila

An absent father dies. Home is no longer so homely. And yet, wherever you go, you cannot escape yourself. Manthipe Moila's captivating debut follows a young woman as she finds her place between the blossoming South Africa of her past and the blustery South Korea of her present. How does one grow in a new place, in a new language? Is it possible to grow new roots, or does pain forever bind us to the past? Drawing on the botanical environment - as well as a self-made jungle of houseplants - Moila meditates on memory and loss, the thrills of exploration, and the journey of becoming. A fresh, inventive and essential new voice in South African literature.

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Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter

Neil deGrasse Tyson

America’s favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with extraterrestrials. “Ever since childhood,” writes Neil deGrasse Tyson, “I’ve wanted to be abducted by Aliens.” Take Me to Your Leader is the culmination of a lifetime of fascination, speculation, and the amassing of scientific data about the possibility of Aliens visiting Earth. Drawing on a wealth of depictions from history, literature, pop culture, and film, Tyson applies the universal laws of physics to make the case for what Aliens might look like, act like, how they might travel through the universe to reach us, and what they might think of us upon arrival. Should such an event occur, Tyson further offers useful etiquette tips for your first close encounter. If you’ve ever wondered why there are so many UFO sightings, or whether Aliens might already be among us, Tyson offers an informed perspective that is both factual and fun. Take Me to Your Leader is a tantalizing exploration of what would be the most mind-blowing experience of your life—the book for anyone who has ever wondered: Are we alone?

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The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

Nghi Vo

A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long defeated and caged behind their borders. Alone and sometimes reviled, she must choose her allies carefully. Rabbit, a handmaiden, sold by her parents to the palace for the lack of five baskets of dye, befriends the emperor's lonely new wife and gets more than she bargained for. At once feminist high fantasy and an indictment of monarchy, this evocative debut follows the rise of the empress In-yo, who has few resources and fewer friends. She's a northern daughter in a mage-made summer exile, but she will bend history to her will and bring down her enemies, piece by piece.

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Trying to find a niche romance novel trope, any ideas?

I keep thinking about a very specific type of novel. I've tried asking around before on places like Reddit but I'm hoping that maybe someone here might have an idea. I know that at least one book exists but I never found out the name.

The niche I'm looking for is technically fake dating but the two people fake dating don't actually end up together. To make things even more specific, I'm looking for books that are heteronormative. I've seen this trope play out where one of the two people faking dating is gay, which I'm all for, but it's not exactly what I'm looking for right now. (RIP me as I realize I'm asking this the day before Pride Month.)

I was told about one book that was a fake dating sports romance. A woman is hired to date a hockey/football? player for PR purposes but ends up falling in love with the coach. The coach also originally thinks she's a sterotypical bottle blonde. I don't even know if the story itself is any good but I'll never know because I've never found it.

Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations for novels with this trope?

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Misery

Stephen King

Alternate cover editions here and here. Paul Sheldon. He's a bestselling novelist who has finally met his biggest fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes and she is more than a rabid reader - she is Paul's nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.

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May 31, 2026

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0

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I finished this book in one sitting which doesn't happen very often. The characters and their relationships all felt so real, as if we were reading a true story. None of the characters were perfect, but they also weren't trying to be. They were all people being messy and living their lives. I'm usually not the biggest fan of dual timelines in books, but I actually really enjoyed it here and found it enhanced the story. I did find Shiloh annoying when she was a teenager, but as the story progressed and I saw her life after, she grew on me.

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